Land East Of Aylesford Wastewater Treatment Works Bull Lane Eccles Aylesford Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/00235/FL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed installation of 2 x non-illuminated totem signs located within landscape verges either side of the junction of Bull Lane and the access road to Aylesford Storage Park/Southern Water Wastewater Treatment complex. The proposed totem signs are to identify the location of Aylesford Storage Park. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Feb 2026
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Consultation
26 Feb 2026
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Approved
8 Apr 2026

Approved on 8 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Eccles (Tonbridge and Malling) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
ME20 7HW
Received
11 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Ward
Aylesford North And North Downs
Parish
Aylesford
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Apr 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
8 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 8 days faster than Tonbridge's median of 64 for full applications. Approved, as 95% of full applications here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
343decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Tonbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Tonbridge decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14692786
Consultation
26 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
4 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tonbridge is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #244 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tonbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #31 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #45 of 296
49%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #244 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #246 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
9 decided
880
Total decisions
47 refused in the year to March 2026